. >> reporter: lance armstrong comes clean, tonight the super star's long awaited liacopa on doping. good evening i'm ken wayne. >> and i'm julie haener. after repeating the lie for years he finally admitted to cheating. lange armstrong's long awaited confession was heard today on oprah winfrey. deborah villalon is live where she watched the oprah winfrey interview with other cyclists. >> win at all cost truly. serves me well on the bike, served me well during the disease. but the level that it went to for whatever reason, is a fall. >> reporter: as details poured out, bicyclists poured in. some say armstrong deserves some slack. >> it doesn't take away from what he has done for the sport and it's still a remarkable feet no matter what. >> reporter: others race competitive. >> we race clean, we race fair. i think it puts a big dark shadow over it. >> reporter: lance armstrong says he never forced teammates to cheat. >> i think he's mean. he's mean spirited and i think that really comes across. >> reporter: occasionally armstrong's answers drew laughter. he called doping a habit like